WIAA state track and field recap

De Pere senior Kylie Swiekatowski discusses winning the WIAA Division 1 state track and field title in the girls pole vault and breaking the D1 state record in the event on June 3, 2016.
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At right, Ashwaubenon's Jose Guzman celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the Div. 1 400-meter dash during the WIAA state track and field meet at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse, Wis., on Saturday, June 4, 2016. (Photo: Evan Siegle/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wis)

Local athletes combined to earn 54 podium finishes at the WIAA state track and field meet on Friday and Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium in La Crosse.

The medal winners consisted of seven individual event state champions, including De Pere senior Kylie Swiekatowski, who broke a WIAA state record for the Division 1 girls pole vault with a clearance of 12 feet, 7 inches.

The Coleman boys team also won a share of the Division 3 team title by totaling 39 points to tie wiht Marathon and Wild Rose. Pillath recorded 34 points as a four-event medalist. In addition to two titles in the 110 hurdles and high jump, Pillath finished as the state runner-up in the 300 hurdles and placed third in the discus.

Below is a recap of local stories from the WIAA state track and field meet.